Jakub Voráček

Jakub Voráček

Voráček with the Flyers in 2011
Born (1989-08-15) August 15, 1989
Kladno, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Philadelphia Flyers
HC Kladno
Columbus Blue Jackets
HC Lev Praha
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft 7th overall, 2007
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2005–present

Jakub Voráček (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈvoraːtʃɛk];born August 15, 1989) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted seventh overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Junior

With the Blue Jackets in 2009

Voráček was taken first overall in the 2006 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft and played two seasons with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He also represented the Czech Republic at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in 2007 and 2008. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets on August 2, 2007.[1]

Professional

Voráček made his NHL debut on October 10, 2008, against the Dallas Stars, also scoring his first career NHL goal in the game's first period on goaltender Marty Turco.[2] Voráček scored nine goals and 29 assists for 38 points in 80 games during his rookie season, helping the Blue Jackets make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history in 2009. He also had the lone assist on the first-ever playoff goal in Blue Jackets history, scored by R. J. Umberger.

On June 23, 2011, Voráček was traded, along with a 2011 first-round draft pick (Sean Couturier) and a 2011 third-round pick (Nick Cousins), to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Jeff Carter.[3] Days later, on July 1, Voráček signed a one-year contract with the Flyers,[4] the same day his new team signed fellow Kladno native and long-time NHL star Jaromír Jágr to a one-year contract.[5] In his Flyers debut against the Boston Bruins, Voráček scored a goal in the game's first period against goaltender Tim Thomas. In the 2011–12 season, Voráček set a new career-high with 18 goals scored, also later scoring his first career playoff goal in Game 1 of the Flyers' opening round Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, beating Marc-André Fleury 2:23 into the first overtime period.

In the subsequent off-season, Voráček signed a four-year, $17 million contract extension with the Flyers on July 26, 2012, paying $4.25 million annually.[6] Upon signing, Voráček was expected to fill the gap left by Jaromír Jágr, who had departed weeks prior via free agency to Dallas, on the Flyers' top line, alongside Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell.[7]

Voráček returned to the Czech Republic to play for HC Lev Praha of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. On February 20, 2013, shortly after play resumed in the NHL for the 2012–13 season, he scored his first career hat-trick in a game against Pittsburgh.[8] On February 25, he was then named the NHL's First Star of the Week after scoring four goals and seven assists in four games played.[9]

During the 2014–15 season, Voráček scored the second-fastest overtime goal in Flyers history on December 22, 2014, in a game against the Winnipeg Jets. The goal, unassisted, was scored just ten seconds into overtime against Jets goaltender Ondřej Pavelec at the MTS Center in Winnipeg; it was scored just three seconds slower than former Flyer Simon Gagné's overtime-winning goal seven seconds into the January 5, 2006, game against the New York Rangers.[10] Later in the season, Voráček was named to the 2015 NHL All-Star Game in Columbus, Ohio.[11] In the Game, he tied the single All-Star Game record for most points scored with six, tying Mario Lemieux's record previously set in the 1988 Game.[12] Playing in all 82 regular season Philadelphia games, Voráček finished the year with 22 goals and 59 assists for a career-high 81 points, tying him for fourth in the League lead alongside Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin.[13]

In July 2015, Voráček signed an 8 year, $66 million contract extension with the Flyers.

Records

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 HC Kladno Czech 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 59 23 63 86 26 12 7 17 24 6
2007–08 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 53 33 68 101 42 15 5 13 18 14
2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 80 9 29 38 44 4 0 1 1 8
2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 81 16 34 50 26 — — — — —
2010–11 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 80 14 32 46 26 — — — — —
2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 18 31 49 32 11 2 8 10 8
2012–13 HC Lev Praha KHL 23 7 13 20 22 — — — — —
2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 48 22 24 46 35 — — — — —
2013–14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 23 39 62 22 7 2 2 4 4
2014–15 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 22 59 81 78 — — — — —
NHL totals 532 124 248 372 263 22 4 11 15 20

International
Medal record
Competitor for  Czech Republic
World Championships
2010 Cologne
2011 Bratislava
IIHF U18 Championships
2006 Halmstad
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Czech Republic WJC18 3rd 7 3 3 6 6
2007 Czech Republic WJC18 9th 4 1 2 3 2
2007 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 1 2 3 4
2008 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 0 6 6 4
2010 Czech Republic WC 1st 9 0 2 2 6
2011 Czech Republic WC 3rd 9 1 2 3 2
2013 Czech Republic WC 7th 8 1 6 7 2
2014 Czech Republic OG 6th 5 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 23 5 13 18 16
Senior totals 31 3 11 14 12

Awards and honours

Voráček with the Halifax Mooseheads
Award Year
NHL
NHL All-Star Game 2015
NHL First All-Star Team 2015
Czech
Golden Hockey Stick 2015
QMJHL
All-Rookie Team 2007
RDS Cup 2007
Michel Bergeron Trophy 2007
Second All-Star Team 2008
Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
Bobby Clarke Trophy 2013, 2015
Gene Hart Memorial Award 2015
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy 2013
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award 2014

References

  1. ↑ "Blue Jackets sign 2007 first round pick Voracek". Columbus Blue Jackets. August 3, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Blue Jackets vs. Stars – 10/10/2008 – Columbus Blue Jackets – Recap". Columbus Blue Jackets. October 10, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Flyers Acquire Voracek, 8th overall pick". Philadelphia Flyers. June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Flyers add (D) Lilja, Sign Voracek". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Jagr Lands in Philly". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ Sarah Baicker (July 26, 2012). "Flyers re-sign Jakub Voracek to four-year deal". CSNPhilly.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ Morreale, Mike G. (July 26, 2012). "Flyers keep Jakub Voracek with four-year deal". NHL. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ Chris Adamski (February 20, 2013). "Voracek's hat trick lifts Flyers to 6–5 win". NHL.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  9. ↑ Voracek, Stamkos, Bishop named NHL 'Three Stars'
  10. ↑ Miller, Randy (December 22, 2014). "WATCH: Jakub Voracek scores Flyers' second-fastest OT goal ever to beat Winnipeg Jets". NJ.com. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ Kimelman, Adam (January 16, 2015). "Flyers' Voracek excited for All-Star homecoming". NHL. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ Basu, Arpon (January 25, 2015). "Flyers' Voracek ties All-Star record with six points". NHL. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  13. ↑ Cullen, Scott (May 11, 2015). "Off-Season Game Plan: Philadelphia Flyers". TSN. Retrieved May 27, 2015.

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